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New York: Common Council, 1854. Hardcover. 12mo; Fair/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ, rebound; Spine, black with gold print; Boards in black cloth with gold print, mild wear to spine head; Text block has tanning to endpapers, missing frontispieces (maps), paper is lightly age-toned with foxing, intermittent spine breaks, checked against The Society of Iconophiles "Index" (1906) many of the numerous illustrations, many on folded plates, (maps, engravings, facsimiles, etc.) are missing, also missing are pages 441-442 and 527-528; Spine title: Manual of the Common Council, City of New York, 1854"; xii,560 pages, illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Room X, atop one of the bookcases. 1317554. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Edmund Jones & Co., Printers. A clean, hardcover copy in poor condition: cracked joints and hinges, cloth worn and frayed at extremities, corners lightly bumped; tears, stains and wear at end papers, but the remaining text block is clean, several antique pencil signatures on front end papers. No DJ, as issued. . Poor. Hardcover. 1865.

New York: Common Council, 1856. Hardcover. 12mo; Fair-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ, rebound; Spine black with gold print; Boards in black cloth, slight wear to spine caps, slight shelfwear; Text block has tanning to endpapers, intermittent spine breaks, age-toning to paper, some foxing, a check against The Society of Iconophiles "Index" (1906) showed that all of the numerous illustrations, some on folded plates, (maps, chromolithographs, engravings, facsimiles, etc.) are present except the frontispiece map, portion of folded illustration at page 426 is present but separated from remainder, pages 585-600 are water stained; Spine title: Manual of the Common Council, City of New York, 1856; xi, 630 pages, illustrated (some color). 1317628. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Common Council, 1860. Hardcover. 12mo; Fair/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ, rebound; Spine, black with gold print; Boards in brown cloth with gold print, mild wear to spine head, small surface tears on rear; Text block missing frontispieces (2 maps), title page tearing at hinge, paper is lightly age-toned with some foxing, checked against The Society of Iconophiles "Index" (1906), the numerous illustrations, many on folded plates, (maps, chromolithographs, engravings, facsimiles, etc.) are present but for the frontispieces; Spine title: Manual of the Conmon [i.e., Common] Council of N.Y. 1860"; xi, 630 pages, illustrated (some color). NOTE: Shelved in Room X, atop one of the bookcases. 1317553. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Common Council, 1860. Hardcover. 12mo; Fair/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ, rebound; Spine black with gold print; Boards in black cloth, slight wear to spine caps, slight shelfwear; Text block has spine break at page 324, inscription in ink on front endpapers, water stains to some pages and plates, mild age-toning to paper, some foxing, frontispiece map separated from binding, pencil notation to pages 296-315, spotting at top of pages 428-429, a check against The Society of Iconophiles "Index" (1906) showed that of the numerous illustrations, some on folded plates, (maps, chromolithographs, engravings, facsimiles, etc.) about one quarter are missing, also missing are pp. 103-104; Spine title: Manual of the Common Council of New York, 1860; xi, 630 pages, illustrated (some color). NOTE: Shelved in Room X, atop one of the bookcases. 1317627. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Common Council, 1863. Hardcover. 12mo; Fair+/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ, rebound; Spine black with gold print; Boards in black cloth, slight wear to spine caps, slight shelfwear; Text block has cracked front hinge, spine break at page 622, tanning to endpapers, mild age-toning to paper, very slight foxing, tears to map frontispiece, a check against The Society of Iconophiles "Index" (1906) showed that the numerous illustrations, some on folded plates, (maps, chromolithographs, engravings, facsimiles, etc.) are mostly present (absent are illustrations at pages 120 and 352); Spine title: Manual of the Common Council, City of New York, 1863; xii, 852 pages, illustrated (some color). NOTE: Shelved in Room X, atop one of the bookcases. 1317626. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Common Council, 1866. Hardcover. 12mo; G-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ, rebound; Spine black with gold print; Boards in black cloth, slight wear to spine caps, slight shelfwear; Text block has tanning endpapers, cracked hinges, some age-toning to paper, slight amount of foxing, a check against The Society of Iconophiles "Index" (1906) showed that the numerous illustrations, some on folded plates, (maps, chromolithographs, engravings, facsimiles, etc.) are all present, though the NYC "Plan" at page 766 seems to have been moved, tipped in behind frontispiece map and there is a tear at spine to this "Plan"; Spine title: Manual of the Common Council, City of New York, 1866; xvi, 820 pages, illustrated (some color). NOTE: Shelved in Room X, atop one of the bookcases. 1317623. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Common Council, 1864. Hardcover. 12mo; Fair/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ, rebound; Spine black with gold print; Boards in black cloth, slight wear to spine caps, mild surface tear to spine, slight shelfwear; Text block has tanning endpapers, cracked front hinge, some age-toning to paper, slight amount of foxing, a check against The Society of Iconophiles "Index" (1906) revealed that about half of the numerous illustrations, some on folded plates, (maps, chromolithographs, engravings, facsimiles, etc.) are missing, also some pages are missing, e.g. 669-672, 753-754, tattering to map frontispiece, seeming water stains to some plates; Spine title: Manual of the Common Council, City of New York, 1864; xiv, 856 pages, illustrated (some color). NOTE: Shelved in Room X, atop one of the bookcases. 1317622. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: McSpedon & Baker, 1850. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 5" x 7 1/2. FAIR/ NO DUST JACKET. FORMER LIBRARY BOOK. 552 pages. Text clean and unmarked except for usual library treatments. Multiple charts and maps throughout, six of them folded and tipped in. Green cloth boards with gilt gilt coat of arms at front, lettered in gilt at spine. Boards rubbed and soiled, corners worn to boards, spine top and tail rubbed. Front hinges starting to crack, back hinge good, text block broken at pages 288-289, all pages remain attached.

New York: Levi D. Slamm & C.C. Childs, 1846. 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 371pp, 2 folding maps, 3 folding engravings, 1 engraved plate. Brown embossed cloth, gilt seal on both covers, gilt lettering to spine. Light edgewear, spine ends chipped, text slightly wavy but clean, city map has a 3 inch tear neatly repaired, 1695 New York City map, and New York Hospital engraving have several short margin tears also tape neatly repaired, owner's name on front free endpaper. Book and plates are in overall sound and clean condition.

New York, New York, U.S.A: Chas. W. Baker, 1857. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 5 x 7 1/2. FAIR / NO DUST JACKET/ FORMER LIBRARY BOOK. 571 pages. Text is unlined. Discoloration and staining on some of the pages. Three fold out maps and multiple tables and illustrations throughout. Maps are slightly torn, as well as one of the illustrations. Library markings on the cover pages. Original brown embossed board with light brown lettering on the spine. Gilt seal on the front cover.Cover is torn at the top of the spine, and worn on the bottom of the spine and edges. Library tape on the outside. Binding and hinges are somewhat loose and cracked.

New York: D. T. Valentine, 1863. Decorative Boards. Very Good. The 1863 issue of D.T. Valentine's epic 19th century manual of New York City. Tight and VG to VG+ in its navy-blue cloth, with lavish blindstamping and gilt-design and titling to the panels. Dozens of fold-out maps, charts and crests throughout, a number of them in chromolithography. A gennereous amount of engravings as well, all designed to give a deep visual sense of a city which by the mid 19th century was already teeming with life and commerce. Very thick 12mo, over 860 pgs. of text.

New York: D.T. Valentine, 1864. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 856pp. With an engraved frontispiece and color lithographic title page. Illustrated with tinted and color lithographs, engravings, maps and facsimiles, many of which are folded. Very good with some fading to the spine, owner name and stamp to front endpaper, and light wear to spine ends.

1865. (NEW YORK CITY). VALENTINE, D.T. Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York, 1865. [N.Y., 1865]. Profusely illus. including engraved portrs. and lithographic views, some tinted, 13 in full color (two folding). very large folding map, tinted. 879pp. Orig. cloth. Very good copy with the plates in fine condition.

1855. (NEW YORK CITY). VALENTINE, D.T. Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York, for 1855. [N.Y., 1855]. Illus. including numerous lithographic views, two large folding. Two very large folding maps. 600, (1)pp. Orig. cloth. A very good copy with the plates and fragile maps in good condition.

1864. (NEW YORK CITY). VALENTINE, D.T. Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York, 1864. Thick 8vo. Illus. with engravings and folding maps (many in color). 856pp. Very good copy.

1860. (NEW YORK CITY). VALENTINE, D.T. Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York, for 1860. [N.Y., 1860]. Profusely illus. including numerous lithographic views, one very large, some folding. folding facs. three folding maps, one tinted (collates complete). 630pp. Orig. cloth, rebacked. A very good copy with the fragile maps in particularly good condition.

1863. (NEW YORK CITY). VALENTINE, D.T. Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York, 1863. [N.Y.: D.T. Valentine, 1863]. Illus. xii, 852pp. Very good copy illus. with engraved and lithographic views (many in color). Bound in orig. cloth.

New York: Edmond Jones & Co, 1863. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Thick octavo. Publisher's brown cloth gilt. 848pp. Illustrated with maps and plates, several of them folding, also illustrated with duotones, colorplates, and engravings. Lacks front fly and frontispiece map, map at page 669, as well as the last eight pages, general wear and tear to the cloth, bottom of ultimate page torn away removing a sentence or two, a sound, good copy.

New York: D.T. Valentine, 1856. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 600 pp. Illustrated with tinted lithographs, engravings, maps and facsimilies, many of which are folded. Bookplate of William P. Breeding on the front pastedown. In publishers' brown cloth stamped in blind with a gilt centerpiece. Modest chipping to the joints, spine ends, and corners, internal text pages and plates are clean and bright, very good.